Table 2 – Sustainability Scoring

Score Understanding of the environmental issues and stakeholder concerns Agreement on reservoir level and downstream flow
5 = Highest Thorough understanding of associated environmental issues and stakeholder concerns and good community and regulator support (or no significant opposition) for reservoir level management and downstream flow regime.
3 = Medium Good understanding of associated environmental issues and stakeholder concerns and only minor opposition to reservoir level management and downstream flow regime.
1 = Low Limited understanding of associated environmental issues and stakeholder concerns or some continuing opposition to reservoir level management or downstream flow regime.
0 = Zero No consideration of stakeholder objectives in implementation of any reservoir level management or downstream flow regime Not applicable